IPL 2025: Decoding Sunil Narine's all-round numbers vs RR
What's the story
Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Rajasthan Royals in Match 6 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.
Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium will host this contest on March 26.
Eyes will be on KKR's star spinner Sunil Narine, who has been the backbone of the team for over a decade.
Moreover, he smoked a brilliant hundred vs RR last year.
Here we decode his all-round numbers against the Men in Pink.
Record
Poor numbers against the Royals
Since his IPL debut in 2012, Narine has blown hot and cold against the Royals.
He has played 20 matches for KKR against RR and has taken just 14 wickets, as per ESPNcricinfo.
Though his economy (7.13) is impressive, his average (37.71) is on the higher side.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (44.85) is the only other IPL team against which the mystery spinner averages 35-plus (minimum 5 matches played).
Batting
Narine owns a hundred against RR
Meanwhile, Narine has a decent batting record against RR.
As mentioned, he made a fiery 109 off 56 balls against them last year. That was Narine's maiden T20 hundred.
Overall, across 14 innings against them, he has scored 257 runs at an average of 21.41.
Narine's strike rate reads 165.80 as he has breached the 30-run mark thrice against Royals.
Career stats
Narine's overall IPL career
Narine's IPL career includes 177 matches where he has picked 181 wickets at an average of 25.4.
His economy is a stunning 6.73.
He has seven four-wicket hauls and one fifer in his IPL career.
With the bat, he has managed 1,578 runs at a strike rate of 165.94. The tally includes seven fifties besides a ton.